Darlene Graham, sister of the late Lindsey Graham, has won the South Carolina Republican runoff election against Congressman Ralph Norman.
Graham had been struggling in polling, but Trump went to bat for her to pull her over the line. She will face liberal Democrat Annie Edwards in the November general election. The race shouldn’t be competitive in deep Red South Carolina, but nothing can be taken for granted.
Graham is an unknown politically, so we could be in for some surprises.
The major networks have called the race, with Graham up about 4 points with 90% of the votes counted, as of 9 p.m.
BREAKING: Sen. Darline Graham defeated Rep. Ralph Norman in South Carolina’s Republican primary runoff, NBC News projects, a victory for Trump, who recruited, endorsed and campaigned for her following her brother Lindsey Graham’s death six weeks ago. https://t.co/vcUaXD28nX
— NBC News (@NBCNews) August 26, 2026
Sen. Darline Graham will win the special Republican Senate runoff in South Carolina, CNN’s Decision Desk projects, replacing her late brother, Sen. Lindsey Graham, on the general election ballot. Follow live updates. https://t.co/90BV0MyYzU pic.twitter.com/2Mqt4rVYvF
— CNN (@CNN) August 26, 2026
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